Confederate Colt Navy Pistol Bullet

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Item: Confederate Colt Navy Pistol Bullet
Caliber: .36
Condition: Excellent, excavated, unfired. The bullet has a grey-white patina with a few very small surface chips at the edge of its base.
Recovered: Unknown
Approximate size: .396 inch diameter, .610 inch length, 141 grains weight.
Reference: Similar examples can be found in the following Civil War bullet reference books:

  • "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Four / A Contribution to the History of the Confederate Ordnance Bureau" by Dean S. Thomas, on page 172, item 14. 
  • "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement" by W. Reid McKee and M. E. Mason, Jr. on page 58, item 497.
  • "A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges" by James E. Thomas and Dean S. Thomas on page 4, item 20.
  • "Some Civil War Bullets 2" by Thomas J. Stelma, page 104, item 05-014.

See the above pages in the additional images.

Comments: This Confederate Colt navy pistol bullet will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. 


Product Code:
PC9161

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